Meredith Keith (McDowell) Sweet
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Bristol, NH formerly of E. Greenwich, RI, 94, died Aug. 4, 2021.
Meredith was born in Providence, RI on April 19, 1927. She grew up in the Edgewood section of Cranston and was a 1945 graduate of Cranston High School. After graduation, Meredith worked for many years as a bookkeeper for Citizens Bank. In 1950, Meredith married her husband, Willard R. Sweet, Jr. and they raised their family in East Greenwich.
In 1985, with their own children grown, Meredith and Willard moved to Bristol, NH. Meredith's family was the center of her world and her love and understanding were felt by all.
In 2017, Meredith and her husband Willard moved to The Golden Crest Assisted Living Facility in Franklin, NH.
Meredith was predeceased by her parents, Russell T. McDowell and Virginia K. (Simmons) McDowell as well as her older sister, Janice M. (McDowell) Everman and granddaughter Shaelynn M. Lomastro. Meredith's life was a life well lived, with legacies that she could not have imagined. Meredith is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Willard R. Sweet, Jr. and three daughters: Sherrill L. Lomastro of Palermo, ME, Debra K. Sweet of Middlesex, PA and Carol F. Johnson and her husband Lewis of Fryeburg, ME and 11 grandchildren: Liza B. Lomastro, Leah N. Lomastro, Jenna L. Dinsmore and her husband Ryan, Michael A. Lomastro, Rachel S. Lomastro, Stefani P. Lomastro, Andrea R. Lomastro and Daniel Lomastro, Nicholas A. Johnson, Ashley C. Johnson and her husband Justin T. Keene and Heather M. Johnson and her husband Dennis T. Screnci. Meredith was also the great-grandmother to Justin J. Keene Jr., Jadyn B. Keene and Luca T. Screnci. Graveside Services in Cranston, RI, go to www.EmmonsFuneralHome.com for full obituary and services.